Emergency Landing With Howad On Board

Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules Aircraft Conducts
Emergency Landing With Prime Minister And Chief Of Defence
Force On Board

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules
transport aircraft carrying the Prime Minister (PM) and
Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) was required to make an
emergency landing at Tallil airfield in Southern Iraq last
night AEST.

The Prime Minister, The Honourable John Howard
and the Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshall Angus
Huston, had just completed a visit to troops of the
Overwatch Battle Group (OBG(W)) and the Australian Army
Training Team Iraq.

The party were travelling to Baghdad
when minutes after take off smoke and fumes were noticed in
the cabin of the aircraft.

The crew immediately called a
PAN (Possible Assistance Necessary) and returned to
Tallil.

From take off to landing the incident took no more
than five (5) minutes.

Both the PM and the CDF were full
of praise regarding the actions of the crew.

The Prime
Minster said, “I am fine. I was in very good hands. You
can’t get any better than the RAAF. It was a really good
performance and I want to thank everyone.”

The CDF said
“It was the sensible thing to do in the circumstances. I
can’t fault their actions. The evacuation was done very,
very quickly and efficiently.”

The PM, CDF and all on
board were uninjured. The group transferred to a second
C-130 and continued their
journey.

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